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he leads with latino voters by more than 50%. the focus for his campaign it is to make sure those voters turn out in november in 29 days. joining me now is kristen welker in california covering the president's campaign there. kristen, it is interesting. when you look at the number, as far as the enthusiasm gap wi talk about so much, it's significantly down with latino voters. 29 days. what is the key, i guess the focus or priority for the obama administration to get those people out? he needs to overperform with latino voters. >> he absolutely does. that is the big challenge. events like this certainly resonate with latino voters, so i think you're going to see more outreach when it comes to that community. this is certainly an -- we're in california, but this will resonate with latino voters in swing states like nevada, north carolina and virginia and florida. so that is the aim. when you look at latino voters, the other challenge is historically thep don't always turn out in the same large numbers that you see in the african-am
he leads with latino voters by more than 50%. the focus for his campaign it is to make sure those voters turn out in november in 29 days. joining me now is kristen welker in california covering the president's campaign there. kristen, it is interesting. when you look at the number, as far as the enthusiasm gap wi talk about so much, it's significantly down with latino voters. 29 days. what is the key, i guess the focus or priority for the obama administration to get those people out? he needs...
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i'm a latino myself. we understand the very clear differences between what mitt romney is trying to sell the latino people and what president obama has shown in his bold leadership. so we just need to continue to show that contrast between the two. i think, frankly, that it's too late for mitt romney amongst the latino community. now it's our job to just ensure that those people that are enthusiastic actually translate to turning their ballots in. >> okay. thanks, rick. >> thanks so much. >>> here's a look at the other stories topping the news now. while george zimmerman prepares for a court hearing today, the parents of trayvon martin are responding to the defense attorney's request to release their son's school records. they say his school records are irrelevant. >> trayvon was the victim and i think it's wrong that we attack the victim and i just feel that as human beings that our first priority shouldn't be to assassinate the character of the victims and make dead children seem as though they're the p
i'm a latino myself. we understand the very clear differences between what mitt romney is trying to sell the latino people and what president obama has shown in his bold leadership. so we just need to continue to show that contrast between the two. i think, frankly, that it's too late for mitt romney amongst the latino community. now it's our job to just ensure that those people that are enthusiastic actually translate to turning their ballots in. >> okay. thanks, rick. >> thanks so...
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there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well, one thing we learned in 2010, and i think this has been a con standpoistant with latino is that when we asked people in 2010 if their decision to come out to vote was to support the can ddidate of their choice, or whether it was to take a stand and for the latino community, for the respect of the latino community, a plurality of voters said for the kmuncommunity. that tled continues now. the more they grow their political influence, political influence the more both parties have to move forward on agenda that addresses the challenges the nation is facing. >> and the romney campaign saying they need 38% of
there's a new survey from latino decisions that is showing 69% of latino voters in colorado saying they're very enthusiastic about voting this year. 54% saying they're more enthusiastic this year than in '08. you try to put together the jobs point you just brought up and the fact they haven't heard the messages they want to. how does the enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm for some voters in the latino community add up? there's a myth that says they are not going to go out and vote. >> well,...
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on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt romney doesn't want to soften too much because that would alienate his base at the same time he doesn't want to chip away at that 20, 23% of latino support he has now. they're stuck in a tough place and both parties prefer to keep it on the back burner. >> josh, i want to ask you about this. they're huge economic implications and consequences of illegal immigration here in the u.s. in terms of the lack of discussion of it and being a centerpiece of this campaign season, i thought this poll that latino decisions did was interesting. because the -- getting hispanics out to the voting booth is very -- it's important for the president an yet there's an enthusiasm concern with little to no attention for latino voters since the convention, enthusiasm among latino voters slightly dropped which may indicate the race may turn to turnout versus candidates. is that, as victoria says, because neither can
on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt romney doesn't want to soften too much because that would alienate his base at the same time he doesn't want to chip away at that 20, 23% of latino support he has now. they're stuck in a tough place and both parties prefer to keep it on the back burner. >> josh, i want to ask you about this....
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for latinos, for example, i think latinos would be interested to hear the president's version of the dream act he implemented, which is an important issue, versus mitt romney's policy of self-deportation. >> of 11 million people. >> that's a ludicrous claim he's going to do it. it's an insult. anyway, president obama swamps mitt romney among young voters, 18 to 34 age group but they're less enthusiastic this time around. now 52% of young voters call themselves extremely interested in the electric. back in 2008 that number was 20 points higher. and in an effort to fire up young voters, the president has been on a college tour of u.s. campuses. this last week he was at ohio state. let's listen. >> grab your friends, grab everybody in your dorm, grab your fraternity or sorority, join will i. am right after this event because he's heading to an early vote location and vote in the same place right now. there are buses around the corner that can get you there and back. so, don't wait. >> among latino voters obama beats romney now, believe it or not, by 50 points. but the tricky part maybe
for latinos, for example, i think latinos would be interested to hear the president's version of the dream act he implemented, which is an important issue, versus mitt romney's policy of self-deportation. >> of 11 million people. >> that's a ludicrous claim he's going to do it. it's an insult. anyway, president obama swamps mitt romney among young voters, 18 to 34 age group but they're less enthusiastic this time around. now 52% of young voters call themselves extremely interested...
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no economic benefits over the long term for white students but unquestionable benefits for black and latino students. what do you say to that? >> alan kruger didn't say they were unquestionable benefits and our work is peer reviewed. there's a mountain of articles on which it's based. those 11 scholars focused on one debate in which there isn't a single critique that is peer reviewed. the weight of the evidence is on our side. kruger is an excellent economist and his article is an important one, but there are about six articles i can point you to all very well-done that can mix conclusions on the earnings issue. whether you earn more, if by getting a preference over your long-term career is an open question. the issue of whether you survive? science, whether you pass bar exams, whether you are likely to have good grades, those aren't largely debates. they can see there's a problem. >>ed i would add the so-called empirical scholars that said our work was shoddy. i think their brief is basically dishonest, and the most obvious way is they claim to have disproved everything we said and they do
no economic benefits over the long term for white students but unquestionable benefits for black and latino students. what do you say to that? >> alan kruger didn't say they were unquestionable benefits and our work is peer reviewed. there's a mountain of articles on which it's based. those 11 scholars focused on one debate in which there isn't a single critique that is peer reviewed. the weight of the evidence is on our side. kruger is an excellent economist and his article is an...
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latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new. >> a pew hispanic center said education and the economy pr the top two. you might think based on overall polls we see that will fit with governor romney. when the largest spanish newspaper in the country endorsed obama last week, they did it because of romney's economic pitch. why do they see it different than the rest of the country? >> this latest poll shows that 73% of latinos trust obama and the democrats to improve the economic situation. so the economy is the number one concern for latinos, and it has been for a long part of this campaign. they just do not buy the smal
latino decisions has been tracking latino enthusiasm for the past ten weeks. it started out at lower level and increased at 8% to where 45% of latino are more enthusiasm about 2008. right now for 2012 we see 60% saying they're very enthusiastic, but what's most important here is in the battleground states, nevada, florida, we're seeing that rate even higher. upwards of 70% of latinos saying they're enthusiastic. that's crucial for the obama cam taken to clench the electoral votes they new....
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because you have to remember also, you have a lot of very conservative members of the latino. a lot of catholics. a lot of people feel very strongly about the birth control and social issues and republicans are more in tune there. you haven't permanently alienated that group. >> you were the first and only female governor in the history of the state of new jersey. how proud that you did that? unfortunate there's not been someone to step in your shoes behind you, but what does that mean to you? >> one of the things i was never going to change, was that i was female. i didn't think about it from that perspective. more to me, the first person to defeat an incumbent governor since the constitution was changed in 1949 and for a while the only female governor in the country. puts you as a role model. you don't run to be a role model, but that's what you become, and that's kind of a daunting pross pebt. >> and why do you think you are so comfortable stepping into what could be perceived as a man's world? >> born and raised in it. a very strong mother and grandmother. my father and mo
because you have to remember also, you have a lot of very conservative members of the latino. a lot of catholics. a lot of people feel very strongly about the birth control and social issues and republicans are more in tune there. you haven't permanently alienated that group. >> you were the first and only female governor in the history of the state of new jersey. how proud that you did that? unfortunate there's not been someone to step in your shoes behind you, but what does that mean to...
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that's amongst latinos. our poll shows obama beats romney 70% to 25% among latinos. romney sits 57% negative rating among latino voters. states like practice, nevada, colorado, why dolla teen owes distrust governor romney so much. >> you know, it goes back -- that -- the latino population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so what we are trying to do, obviously is reach out to all americans. no matter what they are -- ethnic back ground is and bring them aboard and have done a fine job. clearly, when you go into the very, very core of democratic base the toughest sell you have. they are very much loyal to that party and to the president. i think the key is that we are bring something aboard and our message important them as well as it is for all americans and that is we offer an opportunity for jobs. >> george w. bush won 40% of latino vote in 2004. so they are not completely loyal to one side. it shows there is room for growth. how come governor romney can't do that? >> we are doing everything we can. our message is clearly resonating with americ
that's amongst latinos. our poll shows obama beats romney 70% to 25% among latinos. romney sits 57% negative rating among latino voters. states like practice, nevada, colorado, why dolla teen owes distrust governor romney so much. >> you know, it goes back -- that -- the latino population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so what we are trying to do, obviously is reach out to all americans. no matter what they are -- ethnic back ground is and bring them aboard and...
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but one thing he said that was really interesting is that latinos -- should i win a big reason will be because the republican nominee and party have so alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country the latino community. if the turnout is over 9%, obama should win the lead among them is massive. do you think that turnout will be the thing to make the difference in nevada, colorado, florida, perhaps virginia, those competitive states with growing latino populations? >> if obama wins colorado and virginia you have to attribute it in part to that margin. when's sort of interesting, that's difficult to measure well and not all pollsters using spanish-speaking interviews and the rest but the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll i believe gave president obama 70% and the same as the decisions poll of the last week. that's actually slightly higher than percentage than the exit poll four years ago and equals the margin of four years ago, that's something different from everybody else except probably african-american voters where the numbers have gone down so i think that's right
but one thing he said that was really interesting is that latinos -- should i win a big reason will be because the republican nominee and party have so alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country the latino community. if the turnout is over 9%, obama should win the lead among them is massive. do you think that turnout will be the thing to make the difference in nevada, colorado, florida, perhaps virginia, those competitive states with growing latino populations? >> if...
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. >>> and a new pew hispanic center poll shows president obama with a commanding lead among latinos. 69% of the poll giving the nod to the president. 21% to mitt romney. however pew says the 77% of latinos who say they're absolutely certain to vote is less than all other registered voters. and the issue for most among latinos,age indication, followed by jobs and the che. >>> in this week's office politics we talk to the stars of our morning crew. joe scarborough and mika brzezinski and you won't be surprised to hear joe make a case for mitt romney or mika thinks romney is a goober. but following the governor's strong first presidential debate performance you might be surprised by joe's assessment of barack obama's chances in the second one. >> i think if he holds his own, i think the economy's improving, the right track/wrong track direction is improving. the way this state by state polls show, americans think the economy is starting to improve the economy is slowly starting to get better. i think that breaks the president's way. i think if he holds his own in the next two debates, i
. >>> and a new pew hispanic center poll shows president obama with a commanding lead among latinos. 69% of the poll giving the nod to the president. 21% to mitt romney. however pew says the 77% of latinos who say they're absolutely certain to vote is less than all other registered voters. and the issue for most among latinos,age indication, followed by jobs and the che. >>> in this week's office politics we talk to the stars of our morning crew. joe scarborough and mika...
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women, people of color, african-americans in particular, latinos in particular, getting them out there in the numbers that they voted in 2008, get them to do that again in 2012. >> now, krystal, the obama campaign is getting very specific about that. quote, after using their huge database increased registration among favorable voting groups in crucial states, they are now pinpointing people who is on absentee ballots and need a nudge to send them or sporadic voter who is indicated that they would vote for the president but may need to be pushed to show up at their polling place. this is real specific campaigning, krystal? >> very smart. the erm voting numbers are high but democrats are just pushing people who would have otherwise pushed -- voted on election day to vote earlier. that is not the case. typically people who vote early are a different set of voters. they are going after people who you would call sporadic voters who, in a lot of the polls, won't even show up in the likely voter model. they show up as registered voters but when you narrow it down t. will be unlikely for them
women, people of color, african-americans in particular, latinos in particular, getting them out there in the numbers that they voted in 2008, get them to do that again in 2012. >> now, krystal, the obama campaign is getting very specific about that. quote, after using their huge database increased registration among favorable voting groups in crucial states, they are now pinpointing people who is on absentee ballots and need a nudge to send them or sporadic voter who is indicated that...
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president obama won 66% of the latino vote in '08. is it a given that he will have that huge a turnout again? >> it's just by sheer numbers alone, there's probably going to be an increase in the number of people who come out and vote. but the republican party with latino growth in the population is not so much the population growth, but the distribution of the population. in 2008, president obama won indiana by less than 1% and hispanics were about 4% of the electorate there. so the tighter that the races get, the more important latino voters get. and you have places like virginia, north carolina, florida, nevada, where they may be a smaller percentage of the voters. but in a close election, they'll be really important. >> stephen nouno, thank you so much. >>> still to come, can the president pull out a win in florida? we'll break down the sunshine state, ahead. >>> but first, we take you back to the olden days when soccer moms were new to the scene. our flashback is next. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the w
president obama won 66% of the latino vote in '08. is it a given that he will have that huge a turnout again? >> it's just by sheer numbers alone, there's probably going to be an increase in the number of people who come out and vote. but the republican party with latino growth in the population is not so much the population growth, but the distribution of the population. in 2008, president obama won indiana by less than 1% and hispanics were about 4% of the electorate there. so the...
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when he's talking about the latino community. at that point was off the record. that's now been agreed it's on the record. why has it taken so long, four years, for the president to reach this point on immigration reform and why should people believe it will happen in 2013 if he's re-elected since it did happen in the first four -- didn't happen in the first four year. >> look at the latino and hispanic community and what they saw in the debate stage from governor romney and rick santorum and rick perry. i mean look, these are folks that -- to say they alienated the hispanic latino communities in this country is an understatement. that's why you see support in states like nevada and new mexico, virginia and florida and ohio from the latino and hispanic communities. these are votes that the president has earned based on the actions he's taken on behalf of the community over the last 12 months, not just the last 12 months but three and a half years, and i take the president at his word that's something he'll pursue in a second term. so the record is very, very star
when he's talking about the latino community. at that point was off the record. that's now been agreed it's on the record. why has it taken so long, four years, for the president to reach this point on immigration reform and why should people believe it will happen in 2013 if he's re-elected since it did happen in the first four -- didn't happen in the first four year. >> look at the latino and hispanic community and what they saw in the debate stage from governor romney and rick santorum...
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might not help romney with the latino vote. we're going to get a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll coming up in our next hour. >>> then bringing out bubba. president bill clinton will stump for the president in new hampshire at noon today. overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy >>> welcome back, everybody. earlier we asked you, do you think that one of t
might not help romney with the latino vote. we're going to get a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll coming up in our next hour. >>> then bringing out bubba. president bill clinton will stump for the president in new hampshire at noon today. overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have...
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. >>> world boxing organization latino featherweight champion orlando cruz has come out as the first active, openly gay boxer in the history of the sport. >>> and finally, former boston red sox pitcher kurt schilling might have to give up or sell that famed blood-stained sock he wore to the run on the championship. all of this in order to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video company. that has got to hurt. >>> now let's get another check of the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. are you in the market for a bloody sock? >> i don't know. >> i can make one for you and sell it to you. >> you know, there was the curse from when the red sox traded babe ruth to the yankees. they said that bloody sock was what reversed the curse. maybe there's value there. >> i'm sure there's a lot of value there. he's hoping. >> not from me. good morning, everyone. let me take you into what is going to be a beautiful friday throughout areas of the mid-atlantic. we had our indirainy day yester the high humidity. it should be a very enjoyable day today. temperatures nea
. >>> world boxing organization latino featherweight champion orlando cruz has come out as the first active, openly gay boxer in the history of the sport. >>> and finally, former boston red sox pitcher kurt schilling might have to give up or sell that famed blood-stained sock he wore to the run on the championship. all of this in order to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video company. that has got to hurt. >>> now let's get another check...
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at 66%, and up until this month, thomas, latino unemployment was in the double digits, so latinos are supporting the president but they still have the nagging economic concern which i think keeps one ear open towards romney campaign. >> all right, i'll ask both of you to susan and to chris, and i want to show it to everybody, this romney surrogate we've all seen out there throughout this primary season and, you know, into the general is former new hampshire governor john sununu and he made some eyebrow raising comments about race and the endorsement of colin powell to president obama. take a look. >> when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of beef iing presi of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> governor sununu said colin powell is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision that he made and i do not doubt that
at 66%, and up until this month, thomas, latino unemployment was in the double digits, so latinos are supporting the president but they still have the nagging economic concern which i think keeps one ear open towards romney campaign. >> all right, i'll ask both of you to susan and to chris, and i want to show it to everybody, this romney surrogate we've all seen out there throughout this primary season and, you know, into the general is former new hampshire governor john sununu and he...
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african american and latino voters are very important. i want every american to vote. they are not voting for mitt romney. when you look at numbers like are you more favorable about this candidate the president and romney have parallel numbers among white voters. these huge margins are because overwhelmingly 78 to 4 african americans are saying less likely. if you are losing 100% of the vote it doesn't effect the ballot. so the difference in this poll is you have to look at the valid coalition compared to the numbers you are using from this survey. that explains how you can have the negative numbers from romney and have him going up in the poll compared to two weeks ago mpt. >> i want to go to candidate qualities thmpt president has leads on looking after the middle class, dealing with immigration and medicare. single digit on health care, being a good commander in chief, foreign policy and taxes. of all of those qualities, the two that would concern you the most if you were mitt romney? >> the one you didn't mention is mitt romney is ahead on changing washington, d.c.
african american and latino voters are very important. i want every american to vote. they are not voting for mitt romney. when you look at numbers like are you more favorable about this candidate the president and romney have parallel numbers among white voters. these huge margins are because overwhelmingly 78 to 4 african americans are saying less likely. if you are losing 100% of the vote it doesn't effect the ballot. so the difference in this poll is you have to look at the valid coalition...
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latinos, for example, they're not monolithic. they're issue-driven. if he was more inclusive, he would have a shot at it. >> professor, you teach at a university. do you not confirm what all the empirical studies say a diverse community at a university is the best for all students, regardless of their race? >> i do confirm that. every institution i have worked in or at or been a part of has been committed to it. what's happening is there's some fatigue around race relations and things like affirmative action. what people need to understand is that universities are committed to this wholistic process. it's not about quotas. it's about improving the community, educating everyone, preparing everyone for the 20 2 1st century. we have to sort of continue that battle and that fight. that's no disrespect to the young woman who's at issue here with the university of texas case. at the end of the day, our universities still don't reflect the world we live in. we still have a lot more work to do. >> professor james peterson and maria theresa kumar, thank you. s
latinos, for example, they're not monolithic. they're issue-driven. if he was more inclusive, he would have a shot at it. >> professor, you teach at a university. do you not confirm what all the empirical studies say a diverse community at a university is the best for all students, regardless of their race? >> i do confirm that. every institution i have worked in or at or been a part of has been committed to it. what's happening is there's some fatigue around race relations and...
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let me play it. >> why do latinos distrust governor romney so much? >> well, you know, it goes back. the lady no population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so, what we're trying to do obviously is reach out to all americans. >> george w. bush won 40% latino vote in 2004. so they're not completely loyal to one side. it shows there's room for growth. how come governor romney can't do that? >> we're doing everything we can but i think our message is clearly resonating with americans. >> michael, what is your take on that? bay buchanan with the romney campaign, obviously, trying to paint the picture that latinos' vote lock step with the democratic party but that was not the case as luke pointed out just in the recent future with bush. >> well, two things come to mind. the dream act at the top of the list and so too the whole arizona issue which i think has furthered a narrative of the democratic party being a hospitable place for hispanics. and, you know, the issue long term for the gop when you look at the demographics in the futur
let me play it. >> why do latinos distrust governor romney so much? >> well, you know, it goes back. the lady no population is generally speaking part of the democratic base. and so, what we're trying to do obviously is reach out to all americans. >> george w. bush won 40% latino vote in 2004. so they're not completely loyal to one side. it shows there's room for growth. how come governor romney can't do that? >> we're doing everything we can but i think our message is...
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the state only has six electoral votes, but 76% of people identifying as latino, it could be a window into the november results. joining me is john ralston, host of "ralston reports." so that is a big number, what do you think of president obama's support among the latino voters. >> well, i think there are a couple of things going on, the exit polls in nevada showed that barack obama won, but i think mitt romney got himself in trouble with the latino community with the positions he took running to the right in that primary. and now, that is hurting him here in nevada. also, you have to -- realize that the democrats here, especially the culinary union, which is heavily hispanic, has been registering voters at a remarkable clip the last couple of months. and while it is hard for me to believe the margin is that big, alex, it is pretty big. >> hey, john, are nevada's latino voters unique in some sort of way, that we can't take what we see there, and take it to a national level? i mean, do you think it is a fair representation? >> i don't see any reason why it would be different, alex. li
the state only has six electoral votes, but 76% of people identifying as latino, it could be a window into the november results. joining me is john ralston, host of "ralston reports." so that is a big number, what do you think of president obama's support among the latino voters. >> well, i think there are a couple of things going on, the exit polls in nevada showed that barack obama won, but i think mitt romney got himself in trouble with the latino community with the positions...
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they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is a huge thing. 80% of the state, and a 92% increase since 2000. if you see an irregularity or differentiation from the polling in colorado, virginia, florida and perhaps florida on election night because they didn't correctly poll lati teenotices. >> virginia will come down to the d, democrats. 200,000 defense jobs are on the line with that sequestration looming on the horizon. the president knows that. i think george allen and tim kainen that. george allen has a new ad talking about it. >> the defense cuts tim kaine are threatening over 200,000 virginia jobs. the solution is to raise taxes. that will cost even more jobs. >> i think there's making a big deal about this because then it's crucial in the state economy. it will trickle up to the presidential election as well. >> it's a huge deal in virginia. up next, the cleanup efforts. how long does it take to get things back to normal? downed trees and power lines, an all too common scene along the east coast today. this is
they're not correctly polling latinos and hispanics. virginia is a huge thing. 80% of the state, and a 92% increase since 2000. if you see an irregularity or differentiation from the polling in colorado, virginia, florida and perhaps florida on election night because they didn't correctly poll lati teenotices. >> virginia will come down to the d, democrats. 200,000 defense jobs are on the line with that sequestration looming on the horizon. the president knows that. i think george allen...
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minority counsel to the house judiciary committee and maria teresa kumar is president and ceo of voter latino. julian, it is breathtaking to observe mr. ryan at work. he breezes past the constitutional separation of church and state, and if that wasn't astonishing enough, he then argued that the supreme court has no business ruling on the issue in the first place. i mean, is it his view that a mormon bishop like mitt romney should decide the issue? >> well, it's a good question, martin. look, the easy answer, one easy answer to his point about separating faith from your public life is the catholic church also says divorce is wrong, but the catholic church does not say that if you're an elected official who happens to be catholic that you must impose a divorce prohibition on the rest of the country. look, what happened last night and why it was so significant is because the chickens are now coming home to roost. mitt romney and the republican party have a very extreme position when it comes to contraception and abortion, a position that makes -- that offends most women and many, many men. they
minority counsel to the house judiciary committee and maria teresa kumar is president and ceo of voter latino. julian, it is breathtaking to observe mr. ryan at work. he breezes past the constitutional separation of church and state, and if that wasn't astonishing enough, he then argued that the supreme court has no business ruling on the issue in the first place. i mean, is it his view that a mormon bishop like mitt romney should decide the issue? >> well, it's a good question, martin....
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when it comes to the president, will african-americans, latinos and women turn out for him like they did in 2008? for governor romney, the challenge is getting support in states that president obama won in 2008. the governor currently outperforms john mccain among independents, men and mid western voters. all groups that president obama won four years ago. let's bring in john harwood. john, so in 2008, president obama won those groups that romney is now doing well with. the latest data shows the president kept his double digit lead among women. do we see a tighter margin? the president's support is sky high among african-americans, latinos he's up by more than 60 points. and the numbers are good, but at this point, are they enough to win is what the obama campaign is wondering. >> well, the obama campaign could still lose it. mitt romney is very close to them in battleground states. but at this moment when you look at the electoral map to get to 12 270, romney is not where he needs to be. he is doing better than john mccain with some of the key groups, but he has to do a lot better.
when it comes to the president, will african-americans, latinos and women turn out for him like they did in 2008? for governor romney, the challenge is getting support in states that president obama won in 2008. the governor currently outperforms john mccain among independents, men and mid western voters. all groups that president obama won four years ago. let's bring in john harwood. john, so in 2008, president obama won those groups that romney is now doing well with. the latest data shows...
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so that was the opportunity, and it takes us out of the stereotype as women or as gay voters or latino voters that we don't just care about one-sided issues, but the economy is at the core. so i kind of like that it shows that women are tuning in, paying attention, and we are concerned about issues that are much bigger than the stereotypical ones, but, yes, those would have helped too. >> to your point i think the president wasn't sure which mitt romney was going to show up at the debate. now he knows and knows how to prepare for him -- >> but that's no guarantee he's not going to change again for the next debate. >> that's fair. >>en owe the specific point of his performance, do you believe that mitt romney is a good improviser? one of the things we have picked up is that when he's on script, he can deliver an okay speech. but he's not dizzy gillespie. he can't improvise that well. this could be a strategy that goes down a bad path for him ultimately. it's all very well for his wife and sons to say be yourself. that could be problematic for mitt romney. >> i think that's exactly right
so that was the opportunity, and it takes us out of the stereotype as women or as gay voters or latino voters that we don't just care about one-sided issues, but the economy is at the core. so i kind of like that it shows that women are tuning in, paying attention, and we are concerned about issues that are much bigger than the stereotypical ones, but, yes, those would have helped too. >> to your point i think the president wasn't sure which mitt romney was going to show up at the debate....
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latinos typically break for the democratic candidates. that's one of the things the democrats count on here in state-wide races. typically in the neighborhood of 65 to 70% of the latino vote goes to democratic candidates. but the real battle ground in colorado, it's been this way for the last several cycles, ises suburban vote outside of denver. especially the battle ground counties arapajo county and jefferson county. once again in a tight race where all the polls show the candidates are within the margin of error that's where we'll focus our attention on election night. suburban county and suburban women's vote. >> arapajo and jefferson counties, are they going to hold the rest of the nation hostage? are we going to be waiting for those guys to weigh in on election night and try to figure out where the nine electoral votes will go for your state? >> let's hope not. preparations are under way. we've had a lot of close elections here over the last few cycles. one of the good things is that more and more people in colorado are voting early
latinos typically break for the democratic candidates. that's one of the things the democrats count on here in state-wide races. typically in the neighborhood of 65 to 70% of the latino vote goes to democratic candidates. but the real battle ground in colorado, it's been this way for the last several cycles, ises suburban vote outside of denver. especially the battle ground counties arapajo county and jefferson county. once again in a tight race where all the polls show the candidates are...
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. >> i want to ask you about the enthusiasm gap particularly among latino voters. we see in our polling while the president has a huge edge in the latino vote, there's a real drop-off since 2008 when then it was 77% enthusiasm, now it is 59% in terms of hispanic americans. what you going to do to make sure people turn out? >> nare sending me all over the country. i'll be at jefferson-jackson dinner in iowa, i've been it to florida. we have surrogates all across the country. we have a grassroots campaign that has been talked about as the most aggressive, the most focused on social media and on a broad cross-section of speaking to voters. we're going to knock on doors and talk to voters, and we're going to get that vote out. i agree that our work is cut out for us. it's cut out for them, too. that's what elections are all about. >> thank you very much, mr. mayor. i know you're out there at the campaign event where the president is going to be speaking later. you just gave your speech, and thanks for joining us today. >> thank you, andrea. sorry we were a little late,
. >> i want to ask you about the enthusiasm gap particularly among latino voters. we see in our polling while the president has a huge edge in the latino vote, there's a real drop-off since 2008 when then it was 77% enthusiasm, now it is 59% in terms of hispanic americans. what you going to do to make sure people turn out? >> nare sending me all over the country. i'll be at jefferson-jackson dinner in iowa, i've been it to florida. we have surrogates all across the country. we have...
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all i know is it's going to be a really close race and the president's kept in the race because of latino support in colorado as well. >> let's talk a little bit more, jonathan, about women in colorado and nevada, because the president has gone from double-digit leads to single-digit leads there, obviously still leading among women but you have a lot of attention being paid frankly because of things that people like mourdock has said, the war on women, do you think that will turn around? is the president going to expand his lead again? what's going on with the women vote in these key battleground states? >> that's an interesting question because i've been trying to figure that out as well. i mean, the republicans have handed the democrats in general and the president in particular plenty of material to show the contrast and the differences between the president and governor romney when it comes to women's issues and you remember from i believe it was the second debate when the president made the all-important pivot from talking about choice and women's health to economic issues. talking a
all i know is it's going to be a really close race and the president's kept in the race because of latino support in colorado as well. >> let's talk a little bit more, jonathan, about women in colorado and nevada, because the president has gone from double-digit leads to single-digit leads there, obviously still leading among women but you have a lot of attention being paid frankly because of things that people like mourdock has said, the war on women, do you think that will turn around?...
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he says he needs 38% of latino vote and we've been seeing numbers of around 30, 31%, the new latino decisions poll showed about that number. john mccain, as you know, got 31%. can he reach the 38? >> well, you know, i think that governor romney's going to fight for every vote. i think in florida, it's going to be very decisive. i've seen polls where they're pretty much tied in terms of the hispanic voters. so i think that's going to be a huge play in florida in particular. >> state by state. >> exactly. >> mercedes sclap, thank you very much. >>> coming up, what's behind the obama campaign midwest firewall. and later, a live report on the pakistani girl who was shot by the taliban. her case has gripped world. now malala is making progress. . and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ a
he says he needs 38% of latino vote and we've been seeing numbers of around 30, 31%, the new latino decisions poll showed about that number. john mccain, as you know, got 31%. can he reach the 38? >> well, you know, i think that governor romney's going to fight for every vote. i think in florida, it's going to be very decisive. i've seen polls where they're pretty much tied in terms of the hispanic voters. so i think that's going to be a huge play in florida in particular. >> state...
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balancing that out what's called the president's latino fire wall with almost 1 in 4 being latino and a recent poll shows they're more enthusiast nick that election and that's 61% of latinos compared to 71 nationally according to latino decisions, but including all groups here, romney is slightly ahead and the real clear average he's ahead by two percentage points and the first debate in the beginning of october and as tim russert told us, down to the wire, it's florida, florida, florida. >> and obviously, the ground game is so important that partly because of that big latino population, big push for voter registration. where does it stand? >> up to july, the year up to july, democrats were behind by 10 to 1 in increasing their voter registration roles compared to last election, but now that we have all of the numbers and almost all of them, 500,000 more democrats are registered than republicans. >> richard louie, thank you so much. i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announc
balancing that out what's called the president's latino fire wall with almost 1 in 4 being latino and a recent poll shows they're more enthusiast nick that election and that's 61% of latinos compared to 71 nationally according to latino decisions, but including all groups here, romney is slightly ahead and the real clear average he's ahead by two percentage points and the first debate in the beginning of october and as tim russert told us, down to the wire, it's florida, florida, florida....
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being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because -- they were there because of piligamy and the problems of living in the united states. there it is. not getting into all of that. but the point is, what's the point of the joke? it wasn't funny to begin with. do you think you guys made it funny? >> that's our goal. i think what we did was partner with american bridge, the premier organization, super pac out there that finds these clips and you have a website like politifact and we partnered up with amazing artists like rosie and they picked issues that they really cared about and that we thought were strategic and created videos that we'll start premiering on our site in the coming days. rosie has chosen an issue that they shout was really important. at the heart, it really gets to the romney campaign's effort to use racial rese
being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because -- they were there because of piligamy and the problems of living in the united states. there it is. not getting into all of that. but the point is, what's the point of the joke? it wasn't funny to begin with. do you think you guys made it...
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the turnout will be there because in the key states there's three swing states where latinos represent between 13% to 15% of those voters that will go and vote and that's significant to determine who wins. >> indeed. liliana gil valletta, jonathan alter, thank you both. >>> next, what does the obama team think of mr. john sununu? stay with us. >> this president wants to bring the country together. he wants to bring the country together. >> by saying that mitt romney is a bser? >> he wants -- >> he's created more racial division than any administration in history. >> come on, come on. team think of mr. john sununu? in history. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24
the turnout will be there because in the key states there's three swing states where latinos represent between 13% to 15% of those voters that will go and vote and that's significant to determine who wins. >> indeed. liliana gil valletta, jonathan alter, thank you both. >>> next, what does the obama team think of mr. john sununu? stay with us. >> this president wants to bring the country together. he wants to bring the country together. >> by saying that mitt romney...
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being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. mick, we haven't had you on before. liz has been here before. i want you first. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because they were -- they were there because of polygamy and the problems they were having living in the united states. that's all history. there it is. the idea -- well, anyway, not getting into all that weeds, but the point is what's the point of the joke, it wasn't funny to begin with? do you guys think you made it funny? >> yeah tharks o, that's our go. we partnered with american bridge which is really the premiere organization, superpac out there that finds these clips and, you know, you have a website like politifact which is really good at fact checking, but the way they present it isn't necessarily the most entertaining, so, we partnered up with a bunch of amazing artists like rosie and they picked is
being latino wouldn't win you the election. but saying jokingly that you wish you were might actually lose it for you. >> whoa. that's tough stuff. mick, we haven't had you on before. liz has been here before. i want you first. that's kind of a hard-edged shot. that's a shot at romney. i mean, his parents weren't in mexico because they were -- they were there because of polygamy and the problems they were having living in the united states. that's all history. there it is. the idea --...
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latinos and african-american voters are staying in more than we've seen, and i think that's sort of counterbalancing the others. we're not seeing a big difference in all these states between registered and likely, especially not in ohio. that's a special case with 18% having already voted. as you said, 63% for obama. huge difference in the campaign affecting the chemistry of ohio. >> and very quickly, i want to do one other number that i want to bring up. who's better able to handle the economy post-debate? we saw some shifting -- not a lot, but some shifting in mitt romney's favor. he's ahead on the economy in florida, ahead on the economy in virginia, but behind in ohio. it sort of tells me, that sort of explains the leads. maybe it's better, as good as any number that you have out there. >> sure. this is such an important question in terms of not only the right direction, which has gotten a little tighter in terms of people thinking things are heading a little better than they were, but in terms of the economy, romney in the driver's seat in those two states but not necessarily in ohio. and the f
latinos and african-american voters are staying in more than we've seen, and i think that's sort of counterbalancing the others. we're not seeing a big difference in all these states between registered and likely, especially not in ohio. that's a special case with 18% having already voted. as you said, 63% for obama. huge difference in the campaign affecting the chemistry of ohio. >> and very quickly, i want to do one other number that i want to bring up. who's better able to handle the...
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we continue to see a huge leak with the president with the latino voters. the issue is demographics in the latino community shows up to vote if they support the president. >> that's right. enthusiasm does matter, but in a way look at this election is demography, is destiny. the nbc/"wall street journal" pollsters did something interesting where they merged the data from this summer as well as the two big sur vas in september and measured it with the exit polls from 2008. actually, it showed some erosion for president obama from 2008 with white independents. those folks obama narrowly lost in 2008 and he's losing against mitt romney among them big-time. where obama made gains with latinos and more importantly he's held even with women. if he actually does and hits all of those demographic markers, it pretty much gets close to where he was in 2008, that's a recipe for re-election. >> you also take a look at the president's support when it comes to white independent likely voters, and there's a, quote, erosion in the support there. >> that's right. tamron, thi
we continue to see a huge leak with the president with the latino voters. the issue is demographics in the latino community shows up to vote if they support the president. >> that's right. enthusiasm does matter, but in a way look at this election is demography, is destiny. the nbc/"wall street journal" pollsters did something interesting where they merged the data from this summer as well as the two big sur vas in september and measured it with the exit polls from 2008....
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and women and in particular, you know, the latino demographics, 70/20 are terrible numbers. bill clinton got the highest percentage of the hispanic vote in '96, 72%. looks like the president is on track to do that. you see these piecemeal efforts from the romney campaign. cantor media reports romney ran 2100 -- 2,169 spanish language ads from mid april to the end of august. he ran 2,855 in the first 23 days in september. >> yeah. well look, i think when -- if romney loses and we go back and do the autopsy you're going to start to see the depth of his campaign, you can trace it back to the primaries when rick perry joined the primaries and came at him and the way we took perry down, he made a fool of himself but what did at least as much damage romney attacking perry on immigration and saying he was soft and weak and he was going to be tough on immigration, talked ability self-deportation and this language. that is damage he has never repaired. that seemed to form and solidify way back in the winter and spring, and i just think there's only a limit, there's only so much you c
and women and in particular, you know, the latino demographics, 70/20 are terrible numbers. bill clinton got the highest percentage of the hispanic vote in '96, 72%. looks like the president is on track to do that. you see these piecemeal efforts from the romney campaign. cantor media reports romney ran 2100 -- 2,169 spanish language ads from mid april to the end of august. he ran 2,855 in the first 23 days in september. >> yeah. well look, i think when -- if romney loses and we go back...
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seniors versus voters, whether it's latinos, there has been this issue. so, has that been the strategy, trying to buck up the base? >> let me say a few things. first, national polls, the president has always done worse. >> i buy there is a split between those two. >> the president has generally done better in swing states because of the amount of resources. so, i don't think we should democratic panic, should not occur because of that and i think we could feel pretty positive. even with an even national poll, president's taken a hard hit and i think he's ahead in swing states still. on this issue of energy and enthusiasm, i think there was a challenge for the president the month before the election, the debate, that people thought the campaign was over and you were seeing people not as energized now. now, i wouldn't have had that debate performance to get them energized, but i think -- >> that is some interesting lemonade you're making over there. is there any sugar in it at all? >> i think as tight election, you'll see people come out resources. >> is th
seniors versus voters, whether it's latinos, there has been this issue. so, has that been the strategy, trying to buck up the base? >> let me say a few things. first, national polls, the president has always done worse. >> i buy there is a split between those two. >> the president has generally done better in swing states because of the amount of resources. so, i don't think we should democratic panic, should not occur because of that and i think we could feel pretty positive....
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bush did really well with the latino vote. jeb bush in my home state of florida when he ran for governor, he owned the latino vote. right now it's looking really bad for republicans. but again, that's part of the process of the primary where each republican tried to go further and further right on immigration and it was seen -- they were seen as being people who were bashing immigrants. even if they were trying to take a strong stand on illegal immigration. >> republicans have been accused of being obstructionist to this president's attempts at policy making. >> right. >> what's your thought on that? >> if only they could be as kind-hearted and giving and loving as democrats were to george w. bush. it makes me sad sometimes to think of how sweet nancy pelosi and harry reid were -- oh, wait a second. now they tried to stop him. >> wow the sarcasm dripping. >> oh, wait a second. they actually harry reid called george w. bush a loser while george w. bush had a difficult foreign trip. yeah, you know what? this happens in washingto
bush did really well with the latino vote. jeb bush in my home state of florida when he ran for governor, he owned the latino vote. right now it's looking really bad for republicans. but again, that's part of the process of the primary where each republican tried to go further and further right on immigration and it was seen -- they were seen as being people who were bashing immigrants. even if they were trying to take a strong stand on illegal immigration. >> republicans have been...
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we trained 19 people, most of whom were latinos. four ran for office for school board, state senate and congress. i think that really says something about the strength of our belief in what this country offers. >> it feels to me like you also thought the civil rights movement for african-americans took the opportunity of the franchise to run for office. if you don't like those laws, you become a lawmaker. >> become part of the solution. i think that's -- i want to just say about president obama, he's one of the reasons that people are so mobilized by himment you can identify with him on multiple levels. i like to think of president obama as an immigrant. certainly a child of an immigrant. there are multiple levels at which you can identify with that and it gave people his election also mobilized a lot of different folks to feel that something was possible. >> certainly a cosmopolitan citizen having lived in schools, indonesia, a half sister who was indonesian. as well as american like. that idea of a cosmopolitan person is part what
we trained 19 people, most of whom were latinos. four ran for office for school board, state senate and congress. i think that really says something about the strength of our belief in what this country offers. >> it feels to me like you also thought the civil rights movement for african-americans took the opportunity of the franchise to run for office. if you don't like those laws, you become a lawmaker. >> become part of the solution. i think that's -- i want to just say about...
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among them, 63/34 in colorado and winning ready for this with latino voters in neve day by 74/23. anyway the race for colorado tighteninged. why has it become such a close race? romney has gained among key groups since we last polled a month ago by 14 points a month ago, 54/40. it's been cut in half and the president only leads by 7 points. now, the president led independents, 50-39. now, that 11-point margin is a virtual draw and romney is up a point among independents. leader of the marist poll joins me now. colorado, we sit here, we talk about ohio, lee, we talk about -- but colorado, tell me this, what was the raw vote difference between the two because obviously statistically 48/48, a total tie? >> single digits. one handful. i think what's interesting, we talked about ohio throughout the campaign as being the bellwether, but, you know, obama is sort of getting in ohio what he got last time. and that may be because of the car industry and the whole auto bailout. around the rest of the country and in these states looking add today he's not getting anywhere near what he got. oh
among them, 63/34 in colorado and winning ready for this with latino voters in neve day by 74/23. anyway the race for colorado tighteninged. why has it become such a close race? romney has gained among key groups since we last polled a month ago by 14 points a month ago, 54/40. it's been cut in half and the president only leads by 7 points. now, the president led independents, 50-39. now, that 11-point margin is a virtual draw and romney is up a point among independents. leader of the marist...
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latino women. southeast asian women who haven't forgotten george allen, who is also on the senate ticket. that suggests to me that the real question of whether or not it's going to have an impact on the presidential race is whether or not those parts of the obama for america 2012 machine are prepared to turn out those communities, and not just sort of thinking about like women as an interest group. you know, relative to these reproductive rights policies. >> what do you know about how good they are? the logistics of running a get out the vote operation don't work the same for all types of voters, right? >> right. now the virginia campaign to get out women of color and to get out voters in northern virginia is extremely good. and then there's a hurricane. and the question of whether or not those few days of the president showing up in virginia and having something to say and indicating how important that state is to him is kind of hard to tell from this distance. but they have been very good at exac
latino women. southeast asian women who haven't forgotten george allen, who is also on the senate ticket. that suggests to me that the real question of whether or not it's going to have an impact on the presidential race is whether or not those parts of the obama for america 2012 machine are prepared to turn out those communities, and not just sort of thinking about like women as an interest group. you know, relative to these reproductive rights policies. >> what do you know about how...
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we have seen for months that african-americans and latinos have been very supportive of the president. and one indication with latinos we have seen in a recent poll is that enthusiasm has continued to go up. this is very important for the president because it translates that support into votes. but even more importantly, what we have seen is very high levels of enthusiasm in battleground states. so we see about 50 to 55% enthusiasm for the election. but when we look at nevada and florida, we're seeing upwards of 70%. on the flip side with women, we're seeing a bit more of uncertainty. in the past couple polls in the past two week, we have seen some bopping around. and in 2010 the republican party made gains with women in the midterm election. >> in terms of enthusiasm, one way we can look at that is to see how much endurance people are willing to invest in the process of voting. i want to show you a picture that our producer tweeted out today. people trying to vote in north houston. this was the overflow room for early voting in houston, texas. just a huge crowd of people turning out
we have seen for months that african-americans and latinos have been very supportive of the president. and one indication with latinos we have seen in a recent poll is that enthusiasm has continued to go up. this is very important for the president because it translates that support into votes. but even more importantly, what we have seen is very high levels of enthusiasm in battleground states. so we see about 50 to 55% enthusiasm for the election. but when we look at nevada and florida, we're...
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why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i think not just because of mr. romney's policies calling for the south deportation of 11 million people, calling the arizona and alabama laws a model for the nation. but the rhetoric that they've used -- that he's used when he's taken those very extreme positions. i think in addition, latinos understand that president obama has provided deferred action for the dreamers, these kids who know no other country but this one. that here supported comprehensive immigration reform. that he wants to work on a bipartisan basis to pass the dream act. they know as an example that 9 million of the 32 million people that w
why do you think wing over latinos in these states is so critical? >> well, because all three of those states are going to -- are swing states. they're very important states to both candidates. and the latino vote will and can be the decider in those elections. i think i've been saying for some time people thought i was nuts they expected that we're going to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 70%, maybe upwards of that, the latino vote. we are i think not just because of mr. romney's...
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we're really talking about latinos. what we're really saying is we're afraid of all the latinos coming in and taking our -- that's the wedge who oppose comprehensive immigration reform have been using. we should be afraid of these people, these people mean latinos. and that actually also threatens who he are as a country. there's lots of language about not just taking our jobs. >> taking our identity. >> and what we're missing with the dream act, this is us. these are people who have been with us. >> right. >> we're here! >> we're already here. >> he's really on the wrong side of history here. you look as i mention the demographic changes, take north carolina for example, in north carolina, the black and hispanic electorate grew. the while share of the electorate fell by 2.5%. the country is on a trajectory and it's not moving backward. i know we'll talk about voter suppression later in the hour. this is the gop's only answer to demographic change. they back policies like the dream act or back voter suppression laws. th
we're really talking about latinos. what we're really saying is we're afraid of all the latinos coming in and taking our -- that's the wedge who oppose comprehensive immigration reform have been using. we should be afraid of these people, these people mean latinos. and that actually also threatens who he are as a country. there's lots of language about not just taking our jobs. >> taking our identity. >> and what we're missing with the dream act, this is us. these are people who...
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>> in terms of talking about some of the issues that we as latinos care about. governor romney has made it very clear he'll work with congress and both parties and he's demonstrated the ability to work across party lines to reach solutions. >> thank you so much. danny, ann, david, zachary. we have breaking news. maryland and virginia declare states of emergency ahead of hurricane sandy. bill karins says we're about to witness a storm evolution that has never been seen before. we have your intelligent new ur. and we have new information about voter intimidation in florida. i'll talk to the reverend al sharpton. he's on his way to florida for a massive get out the vote. join the conversation on twitter. since it's friday let's have a little house music. why not. ♪ no, no, no, stop! humans -- one day, we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... stop, stop, stop! my car! not so much. but that's okay. you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car, and we give you the money to buy on
>> in terms of talking about some of the issues that we as latinos care about. governor romney has made it very clear he'll work with congress and both parties and he's demonstrated the ability to work across party lines to reach solutions. >> thank you so much. danny, ann, david, zachary. we have breaking news. maryland and virginia declare states of emergency ahead of hurricane sandy. bill karins says we're about to witness a storm evolution that has never been seen before. we...
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it's a turnout question among young voters and latinos and african americans. these voters don't like mitt romney, but they've got to turn out in the numbers that obama saw in '08 for him to have a good chance. >> domenico, after his infamous reports about binders full of women, mitt romney is off on a bus full of women, those who have worked with the man. but his claim during the debate that women have lost 580,000 jobs in the last four years is, i believe, not strictly accurate, is that right? >> no, it's not. it's a number that's really outdated. it's a number that had he said it back in march, which he had been saying, it would have been true. but now if you calculate the number, it's only 283,000 if you calculate from january. now, there's some debate whether or not you should calculate from january or from february. february is the month -- the first full month that any president serves. if you calculate from february, well, that number drops to just 82,000 jobs that have been lost. so either way you look at it, romney wasn't accurate at the debate. >> so
it's a turnout question among young voters and latinos and african americans. these voters don't like mitt romney, but they've got to turn out in the numbers that obama saw in '08 for him to have a good chance. >> domenico, after his infamous reports about binders full of women, mitt romney is off on a bus full of women, those who have worked with the man. but his claim during the debate that women have lost 580,000 jobs in the last four years is, i believe, not strictly accurate, is that...
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florida's latino population has exploded and a diverse latino population making up nearly 23% of the state and as we look at the diversification, it doesn't include cubans, puerto ricans and mexicans. is the latino population in florida solid leah for the president or is it likely that the president can make inroads. >> the community is solidly behind the president and they're behind the president for several reasons. first and foremost because the president's plans for the economy is built from the middle out. it helps middle class families and not just the top down approach that outsourced jobs and crashed our economy before. the hispanic community understands that just like the broader community and on immigration, this is a president that's committed to immigration reform and it's taken dramatic steps to help immigrants find a place in this country while governor romney's position is still one of self-deportation. he struggles to maintain that and the community here in florida have heard this loud and clear. >> we appreciate your time. >> my pleasure, thanks, thomas. >> let's mov
florida's latino population has exploded and a diverse latino population making up nearly 23% of the state and as we look at the diversification, it doesn't include cubans, puerto ricans and mexicans. is the latino population in florida solid leah for the president or is it likely that the president can make inroads. >> the community is solidly behind the president and they're behind the president for several reasons. first and foremost because the president's plans for the economy is...
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we tend to think about this immigration question as purely a latino question. it's not just for latinos, but it's for africans of can descent who are here and also having problems. >> anthea, i want to show you this commercial that's running that's intended to draw a wedge between african-americans and the latinos. >> i'm tired of the staur owe types that african-americans doan want to work. i god laid off and i've got mouths to feed. i need a job. what i doens understand is why they're going to immigrant millions of workers when 3 million black americans can't find work. do they really believe black americans don't want to work? let's slow down mass immigration and save jobs for americans, paid for by numbersusa.org. this is not a romney ad or obama hand but that's basically a jes jesse ad. >> i think that it's important that americans not be persuaded by this ad or fall into this trap. it's very interesting that the ad would say the reason why african-americans don't have jobs is because of immigrants instead of talking about our educational system, instead o
we tend to think about this immigration question as purely a latino question. it's not just for latinos, but it's for africans of can descent who are here and also having problems. >> anthea, i want to show you this commercial that's running that's intended to draw a wedge between african-americans and the latinos. >> i'm tired of the staur owe types that african-americans doan want to work. i god laid off and i've got mouths to feed. i need a job. what i doens understand is why...
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the president to win, chuck todd and others have talked about, they those really have a huge turnout, latino voters, the numbers are there, but the enthusiasm, at least according to the polling, shows that the republicans have the advantage and that's why this race remains tight for romney. what's your take on this high-interest and enthusiasm, at least if the numbers are right, higher among republicans? >> i think at the beginning of the year, it was a real problem for democrat, i think the republicans led in high interest or enthusiasm by 10, 12%. now if that poll is correct it is down to 2%, which is statistically insignificant. i think since the convention, democratic interest has gone way up and republican interest has gone down slightly. so, i think it is not going to be much of a difference, 75% republicans, 73% democrats vote, the president wins in all those battleground states, democrats have a registration. the president wins, maybe even going away in those states. so i think the enthusiasm gap that exists in the beginning of the year has been pretty much narrowed, tamron. >> it is
the president to win, chuck todd and others have talked about, they those really have a huge turnout, latino voters, the numbers are there, but the enthusiasm, at least according to the polling, shows that the republicans have the advantage and that's why this race remains tight for romney. what's your take on this high-interest and enthusiasm, at least if the numbers are right, higher among republicans? >> i think at the beginning of the year, it was a real problem for democrat, i think...
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latinos keeping him in the game. >> luke, i want to talk about this, "the washington post" is conducting a daily tracking poll, 50/47 yesterday, romney, today 49/48. one of the things i hear from the obama team is your likely voter sample and all the samples out there is missing a critical piece of folks and that is young voters. that they are -- we are counting them as they're not going to vote this time. the obama team clearly is relying on them. tell us what you've been doing a lot of research on this. youth vote now and 2008 and back. >> it's interesting. something that came to the forefront in 2008. nationally, though, the -- it was only a one-point uptick in percentage of the share of the electorate which is 18%. the question for the obama team is will it be that high again. they believe it will be. obviously looks like we're going to have more voters this time than last time. something that's a common factor. where it helped them in 2008 was it flipped a few states in indiana, north carolina, margins were close, helped out, also in pennsylvania and virginia and ohio to get him ove
latinos keeping him in the game. >> luke, i want to talk about this, "the washington post" is conducting a daily tracking poll, 50/47 yesterday, romney, today 49/48. one of the things i hear from the obama team is your likely voter sample and all the samples out there is missing a critical piece of folks and that is young voters. that they are -- we are counting them as they're not going to vote this time. the obama team clearly is relying on them. tell us what you've been doing...